Supreme Court Will Hear Case
On Personal-Injury Settlements

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will take a second look at whether massive personal-injury cases can be resolved through comprehensive court-approved settlements.

The case involves a $1.5 billion settlement to be paid by former asbestos-maker Fibreboard Corp. It follows up on a high-court decision last year that rejected a similar deal against a group of 20 asbestos makers. In that case, dubbed "Georgine" after one of the plaintiffs, the justices ruled that the thousands of potential plaintiffs didn't have enough...